Status:

COMPLETED

The Safety and Efficacy of the Buprenorphine Transdermal Delivery System in Subjects With Chronic Low Back Pain.

Lead Sponsor:

Purdue Pharma LP

Conditions:

Back Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to demonstrate the effectiveness and tolerability of the buprenorphine transdermal system (5, 10, and 20 mg) in comparison to placebo transdermal system and immediate re...

Detailed Description

Buprenorphine is a synthetic opioid analgesic with over twenty-five years of international clinical experience indicating it to be safe and effective in a variety of therapeutic situations for the rel...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • unacceptable pain control despite currently taking a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug considered at a therapeutic and/or tolerated dose or currently taking \</=2 short-acting opioid doses per day.
  • taking \>/=3 opioid doses per day with or without acceptable pain control.

Exclusion

  • receiving opioids at an average daily dose of greater than 60 mg of oral morphine equivalents or subjects receiving more than 6 tablets per day of a short-acting opioid.
  • scheduled to have surgery (including dental) involving the use of post- or preoperative analgesics or anesthetics during the study period.
  • Other protocol-specific exclusion/inclusion criteria may apply.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 1997

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

January 1 1998

Estimated Enrollment :

225 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00315874

Start Date

April 1 1997

End Date

January 1 1998

Last Update

May 14 2013

Active Locations (12)

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1

Hawthorne & York, Intl, Ltd

Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85008

2

Arizona Research & Education

Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85012

3

Gainesville Clinical Research Center

Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32605

4

Park Place Therapeutic Center

Plantation, Florida, United States, 33324